The grave of Pierre Charles L'Enfant, in front of Arlington House, with a view of the city he designed under direction of President George Washington. L'Enfant was originally buried in Maryland and was re-interred here in 1909.
President William Howard Taft dedicated the L'Enfant monument on May 22, 1911. President Taft, one of two Presidents buried at Arlington Cemetery, is the only person to have been both President of the US (1908-1912) and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1921-1930). He died five weeks after his retirement from the Court. His wife Helen Taft, also buried here, was instrumental in bringing the cherry trees to Washington.
Abner Doubleday, who aimed the first Union gun fired in defense of Ft Sumter but who did NOT invent baseball, is buried in Section 1, near the Arlington House. He DID later start the first cable car company in San Francisco.
More information about Abner Doubleday and other famous people buried at Arlington Cemetary can be found here:
www.arlingtoncemetery.org (the official site)
and
www.arlingtoncemetery.net (private site)
Tired, hungry and a bit cold, we headed home!
More information about Abner Doubleday and other famous people buried at Arlington Cemetary can be found here:
www.arlingtoncemetery.org (the official site)
and
www.arlingtoncemetery.net (private site)
Tired, hungry and a bit cold, we headed home!
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